Yoshiaki Numata

Yoshiaki Numata (沼田 義明, Numata Yoshiaki, born April 19, 1945 in Hokkaidō, Japan) is a former world Junior Lightweight boxing champion.

Yoshiaki Numata
Statistics
Real name	Yoshiaki Numata
Weight(s)	Super Featherweight
Nationality	Japanese
Born	(1945-04-19) 19 April 1945 Hokkaido, Japan
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	55
Wins	44
Wins by KO	12
Losses	8
Draws	3
No contests	0

Numata turned professional in 1962 and won the Lineal, WBC and WBA super featherweight world titles by defeating Flash Elorde by decision in 1967, although Numata was knocked down in the 3rd round.[1] He lost the title in his first defense to Hiroshi Kobayashi by KO in the 12th. Numata was down once in the 6th and three times in the 12th round.

In 1970 Numata captured the WBC super featherweight title with a decision over Rene Barrientos. He defended the title three times before losing the belt to Ricardo Arredondo in 1971. Numata retired a year later.[2]

See also

• List of super-featherweight boxing champions
• List of WBA world champions
• List of WBC world champions
• List of The Ring world champions
• List of undisputed boxing champions
• List of Japanese boxing world champions
• Boxing in Japan

References

1. "Cyber Boxing Zone -- Yoshiaki Numata". www.cyberboxingzone.com. Retrieved 2018-10-25.
2. "BoxRec: Yoshiaki Numata". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2018-10-25.

External links

• Boxing record for Yoshiaki Numata from BoxRec
• Yoshiaki Numata - CBZ Profile

Achievements
Preceded by Gabriel Elorde	Lineal Super Featherweight Champion The Ring Super Featherweight Champion 15 Jun 1967– 14 Dec 1967	Succeeded by Hiroshi Kobayashi
Preceded by Gabriel Elorde	WBA Super Featherweight Champion 15 Jun 1967– 14 Dec 1967	Succeeded by Hiroshi Kobayashi
Preceded by Gabriel Elorde	WBC Super Featherweight Champion 15 Jun 1967– 14 Dec 1967	Succeeded by Hiroshi Kobayashi
Preceded by Rene Barrientos	WBC Super Featherweight Champion 5 Apr 1970– 10 Oct 1971	Succeeded by Ricardo Arredondo